Offered by Dawson College in Westmount, Canada, Diploma in Pure and Applied Science is a diploma in Natural Sciences programme. The programme runs for 2 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 7,575 per semester.
Pure and Applied Science is a two-year pre-university Diploma of Collegial Studies (DEC) offered by Dawson College. The program introduces mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology in the first year before students choose second-year coursework focused on subjects such as ecology, environmental science, engineering or computer science. Throughout the program, students are trained in scientific methodology, including experimental design, data collection and analysis, and the reading of scientific literature, alongside the use of digital tools for modelling, simulation and programming. General education and complementary courses run alongside the science curriculum, and the program concludes with an integrative project that lets students pursue a topic of their own choosing within a scientific discipline. The program suits students planning to continue into university studies in fields such as engineering, physics, mathematics or computer science, and who want broad exposure to the natural sciences before committing to a specialization. Admission requires specific Secondary V mathematics, chemistry and physics courses, reflecting the program's science-intensive focus.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Requires a Quebec Diploma of Secondary Studies (DES), or an academic background judged equivalent, including Secondary V Mathematics (Technical & Scientific option 564-506, or Science option 565-506), Secondary V Chemistry (551-504), and Secondary V Physics (553-504). Applicants without a completed DES may receive conditional admission based on Secondary IV final and Secondary V mid-term grades, with final admission contingent on obtaining the DES with the prerequisite courses at the required grades. The programme defers to Dawson College's general English-language admission policy: applicants whose mother tongue or language of secondary instruction was not English must submit TOEFL iBT (minimum 4), IELTS Academic (minimum 6.0 overall), PTE Academic (minimum 50), or Duolingo (minimum 95-100 overall), valid for two years from the test date. Application deadlines are March 1 for Fall entry and November 1 for Winter entry.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Domestic and international applicants apply directly through the Dawson College Application System rather than SRAM. Applications for Winter 2027 opened 22 September 2026 with a deadline of 1 November 2026; however, international students are not eligible to apply for the Winter semester unless they already hold a valid CAQ/CSQ and Study Permit naming Dawson College, given Quebec's study-authorization processing times. Fall admission's standing deadline is 1 March, though Fall 2027 application dates were not yet posted as of September 2026 (Fall 2026 closed on 1 March 2026 with no late applications accepted). Admission is not described as rolling; these are firm deadlines. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
